Terry J. Hart | |
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NASA Astronaut | |
Nationality | American |
Status | Retired |
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
October 27, 1946
Other names
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Terry Jonathan Hart |
Other occupation
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Pilot |
Lehigh University, B.S. 1968 MIT, M.S. 1969 Rutgers University, M.S. 1978 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, USAF |
Time in space
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6d 23h 40m |
Selection | 1978 NASA Group 8 |
Missions | STS-41-C |
Mission insignia
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Retirement | June 15, 1984 |
Terry Jonathan "T.J." Hart (born October 27, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American mechanical and electrical engineer, a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and pilot, and former NASA astronaut.
Hart was born October 27, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1964. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1968, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1978.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Lehigh University in 1988.
He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Delta Upsilon.